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Did you air brush the wash?

@wyfox- Nope! Wash was applied just with a big brush and constant vigilance for pooling. I tended to thin the wash as I went, adding more water or more paint directly onto the mini.

I haven't found a good way to spray washes. The airbrush has good coverage, but it doesnt pool the right way before drying. Ends up looking kinda funky... It's a great way to get an overall tint to a model, though. Like dirt and smoke and whatnot.

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Slow progress, but still progress! Hopefully I can pick up the pace soon!

Scouts are getting color- Its kind of funny how little actual armor they have on them. Surprisingly small amounts of yellow. Plan is to have the camo cloaks be in a gray urban camo scheme.

Hey, I'm working on scouts too!

I can't decide on the camo for my cloaks. I was thinking urban, but I've been looking at my army's bases and think something muddier might be in order.

Gah! more nice work! not happy with that! you can make a scout look cool even without a head! I can make a scout look good only with a head and here you go making awesomeness without a head! without a HEAD people! are you even listening? this guy is GOOD! goos I tells ya! get him to paint your models and you'll be the best dressed at any game. frickin love you man!

Urggh, that cloth is delicious, stop it right now, you're making us all feel bad

Love the look on the cloth and the leather. Can’t wait to see what you can do with the camo pattern on top of that.

@Valhalla: Yus! Scouts for the Scout Company! (Cause a scout throne is ridiculous and lacks proper lumbar support)
Yeah, you know I actually think urban would work on your guys- For the "muddiness", you could do like I'm planning and dirty up a base urban camo, eh?

@Nerd: Hahaha! Thank you!! Dullahan Marines are one of my favorite chapters- And ya know... No need to paint in heads!!
(I should hire nerdo to do my advertising xD )

@Knightley: Haaaaah! Can't stop, wont stop!! I mean I gotta find somewhere to make up for my lack of squigglies, right? Thanks!

@Alb: Thanks!! Heh... you know, I think that the scouts have more detail to them than the regular marines do? All the "soft" areas on them that arent bright yellow... Really makes painting them a different experience.

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Got almost all the colors on the scouts now. heads and the cloak have since been base coated. Imagine Ill have these guys done in the next couple of days!



Decided to take a brief break from the marines last night (feels like Ive been working on the scouts forever!! ), and threw on some color to a mini for one of my players in my DnD game. Red Dragonborn Fighter with a big ol sword!

He breathes fire!

Love the subtle differences in the browns on that scout Ramos.

Yellows look grand!.. Envious for sure.

PS.. Adepticon is 9 weekends away. Rest when you die!

That Dragonborn is off to a nice start.

Certainly love the brown skin on the dragonborn, very nice!

AAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!
Month and a half to go till Adepticon, and I've still so much to do!



SO to explain where Ive been....
Work has somehow been more insane than usual.... Had water pipes burst, flooding the office (fun), then people keep quitting, giving us more workload.... guuuuh
So in short, work has been my life.



I have been getting little snippets of painting going here and there, though. Not as much as Id like to, but well.... when all you have is a hammer...

Dragonborn guy is done (final pics to come "eventually (tm)" ). This was a nice stress relief...



On the Imperial Fist front, the scouts are complete, including a camo scheme on the cloaks! (again, finished pics "soon")



I also blacked out the details on the Levi Dreads. this pic is about halfway through the process. Already it starts to come together!



Hopefully I can pull it all off....
LOTS OF WORK!!
D:


Still to do:
Build "Big Dumb Stompy Robot" -- Knight Porhyryryryryon
Build (and try to get color on!) new Marines Errant army
Build/Paint a dozen or so Buffs (the lil red cars) for client's KS backers....
The first two NEED to be done by Adepticon... Then I have to learn how to play 8th edition!
Buffs and the Fists, I hope Ill get to very soon...


If you'll excuse me, I'll be over here weeping not be sleeping for a thousand years....

I like your camo scheme much better than my own for those scouts.

You and me both Ramos! can't buy models and paint if we don't have work, can't paint models because we do have work! Gah! but everything you'e been chipping away at looks great! love the Levi dread, I just impulse bought a Deredeo for my Mino's so anything Dread is getting my vote!

At first glance the dread looked gold, then I saw the lush yellow. It's. So. Good.

All looking very nice Ramos. Nice array of figures too... fun to look at.

@Valhalla- hey thanks!! Its a simple enough one, and uses straight colors- Base VMC Neutral Gray, then large, irregular blobs of AP Ash Gray. Next, some smaller blobs of pure white (a little ash gray mixed in can help make it less stark, if needed). I dotted small teardrops of VMC Black Gray in a roughly even grid pattern, then washed the whole thing with AP Dark Tone in order to shade it.

I may yet go back and throw some dust on the bottoms of the cloaks and feet- give them that "lived-in" look... Might just wait until after the rest of the army is done to save time!

@nerd: As my dad is keen to say, "A Cobbler's kids have no shoes." Oh to have more hours in the day!!
Good to hear on the Dorito dread!!! They're a fun kit- Very much looking forward to seeing your battle-worn bronzes on one

@Knightly: Thank you!! Yeah the colors I chose could easily do a NMM gold with a few tweaks here and there. Its really apparent on the Dreads, but you definitely need the grand sweeping gradients on the flat armor panels. Just looks "right"!

@Gits: Thanks!! Hopefully I'll have some more for you to look at come next month- Im relying on you to teach me how to play this "War Hams" game I keep hearing about... Everything is new!!!!

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The dnd mini has had his final glamour shots, and is now safely in the hands of his (very excited) owner. Should look a treat on the tabletop during the game

Behold! Vordrek, Dragonborn fighter!








I took a bit of inspiration from Nerdy on this one- Glazed the pauldrons with green ink mixed with my bronze/gold color, then glossed it for some of that sweet, sweet candy coat! The other areas of green armor (i imagined it to be some sort of crystal or jade) was a simple blend then gloss.
This particular player has a couple other minis that he wants me to paint for him, so we'll be getting a few of thos in the near future. Wizards and Warlocks!!



I got some more work done on the Fists, too.
Biggest change is that I got the metals on and washed. May yet do some extra washing on it to give it a bit more of a worn and greasy look to it. Again, another page from nerd's book in the chipped and damaged metals- LOVE this effect!!





Really does make things look more complete.

From here, all the metals will get edge highlighted, including chips and scrapes, particularly on the massive CCWs this guy has.




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And thats todays update- Plenty more work to do, and I need to really get cracking...
I think what I want to do now is impose some sort of schedule on myself... Maybe thatd be handy?

So lets start with weekly updates- Every Sunday (as thats my guaranteed day off), I want to do a post like this and get everyone up to date on progress.

We'll need to think up some kinda penalty for when I inevitably miss a week.....


Till next time, guys!

Looks great so far Ramos. Keep it up!

Dread is looking good. You gunna be ready for Adepticon?

@Ice: Gracias!! You're going to AC, right? Should get a game or two in! Oooh! Or GUILDBALL!!

@WM: Geez, I HOPE so! I've a lot of obligations to fulfill... Lots of irons in the fire, so to speak...

We shall have to see!

That dragonborn guy looks amazing, Ramos! He must have been a ton of fun to paint. The Fists are coming together nicely as well. Good luck getting ready for Adepticon (I'm beavering away trying to get ready for it as well)!

Lookin' sweet with that yellow dude! coming along great!

@Zerg: Yes! He was absolutely one of my favorite miniatures... Everything just came out perfectly on him... the colors, the metals, the skin... And the player is super super happy with him, too, so thats always awesome

@nerd: Thank ya thank ya!! Its a lot of work, but its gonna be a beaut once its all complete!!


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Welcome, welcome to the very first part of what I'm calling Sun-depticon- Sunday updates on the Road to Adepticon in the end of March!
Slowly but surely getting there!


Quick palette-cleanser to lead off the week- this is for the same guy who plays the Dragonborn. I dont know his story other than hes a Warlock!






The Dreads continue, and a majority of the metalwork is done! Not much left on these, save miscellaneous little details and splashes of color. Bases, too!











I also started the assembly of my Big Damn Stompy Robot (tm)!
Wow, what a kit!!!

Beautiful work on the yellow!

It is all looking amazing as usual, very productive too, keep it up bud.

That is one nice looking yellow. Are the marines going to have red or black aquillas? Red always makes them look like McMarines to me.

Everything about that dread is dead smexy, the metals, the yellows, It's all so gosh darn smexy!

Love the freehand work in the Warlocks book.

@Gits: Thank you!! I aim to please

@Cam: Thanks, man! And geez, do I wish there were more hours in the day... I need to be even MORE productive!!!

@WM: I still need to clarify this with the client, but I rather like the red. Brings some much needed bright colors to them. I will agree with you that they are indeed a little McMarine-y...

@Knightley: Thank ya! Hopefully they'll be solid centerpieces of the army!

@aku: Thanks! That was probably the most important thing the Client wanted me to do on the mini. Drew me a quick sketch and everything! Needless to say, I think hes rather pleased

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Sun-Depticon, Part Deux!

This week saw one of the busiest times at work, with most of the week spent making calls and catching up on other people's work (ugh)
It also saw the Dreads completed and ready to purge the unclean!!!

I do really love these minis... really neat model and an absolute DREAM to magnetize! All weapon options are swappable and interchangeable-

The client requested that they be named Kircheis and Reinhard.
























Other misc updates!
-Random projects for DnD (a few crazy campaign ideas and "props" to make) Suffice to say, Im having fun with different trick inks!
-Big Dumb Stompy Knight- She stands tall and the guns are curing. Really fun kit to build, if a bit tricky in some regards. Overall, though, its reminding me a lot of the Warlord.
-Marines Errant (YES I'M STILL TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OF MY OWN DONE D: ) - Currently messing with assembly- Got a number of different bitz in from Kromlech that I think fit my aesthetic. Hopefully should get at least a bit of color on them before the event.


Less than a month to go!!

Dreads are stunning. Just everything is perfect.

You know you could get paid for this! Your really pretty good at it.